92

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

TIMER RECORDING (S-VHS deck) (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

8. “N”, “” and “$” on the front display

● The loaded cassette has had its record

Remove the cassette and cover the hole

 

panel won’t stop blinking.

safety tab removed.

with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette

 

 

 

with the record safety tab intact.

 

 

● The end of the tape was reached during

The programme may not have been

 

 

Automatic Satellite Programme

recorded in its entirety. Next time make

 

 

Recording.

sure you have enough time on the tape to

 

 

 

record the entire programme.

 

 

 

OTHER PROBLEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1.

The image of TV broadcast appears

● The unit leaves turned on and the DVD

Turn off the unit, or press S-VHSto select

 

distorted on the TV screen.

deck is selected.

the S-VHS deck, then press TV/VCR so

 

 

 

that the VCR indicator disappears from the

 

 

 

front display panel.

 

 

 

2. Whistling or howling is heard from the

● The camcorder’s microphone is too

Position the camcorder so its microphone

 

TV during camcorder recording.

close to the TV.

is away from the TV.

 

 

● The TV’s volume is too high.

Turn the TV’s volume down.

 

 

 

 

3.

When scanning channels, some of

● Those channels have been designated to

If you need the skipped channels, restore

 

them are skipped over.

be skipped.

them. ( pg. 80)

 

 

 

 

4.

The channel cannot be changed.

● Recording is in progress.

Press 9 to pause the recording, change

 

 

 

channels, then press 4 to resume

 

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

5.

Channel settings that were made

● After the manual settings were made,

Perform manual setting again.

 

manually seem to have changed or

Auto Channel Set was performed.

 

 

disappeared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

No channels are stored in the unit’s

● The TV aerial cable was not connected

Turn off the unit once and connect the TV

 

memory.

to the unit when Auto Set Up was

aerial cable to the unit properly, then turn

 

 

performed.

on the unit again. Then perform Auto Set

 

 

 

Up again. ( pg. 16)

 

 

● The fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable was

Turn off the unit once and connect the

 

 

not connected between TV and the unit

fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable to the unit

 

 

when Preset Download was performed.

properly, then turn on the unit again. Then

 

 

 

perform Preset Download again.

 

 

 

( pg. 18)

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION

This unit contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases, switch the unit off and unplug the mains power cord. Then plug it in again and turn the unit on. Take out the cassette. After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.